#9B238C#9B238C

#9B238C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.191 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B238C
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 140)
HSL	hsl(308, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(308, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.4%, 9.7%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 59.01, -30.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 66.50, 332.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.1712 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.191 333.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8524, 10.0657, 25.7558)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B238C #239B32

analogous

#6E239B #9B238C #9B2350

triadic

#9B238C #8C9B23 #238C9B

tetradic

#9B238C #9B6E23 #239B32 #23509B

square

#9B238C #9B6E23 #239B32 #23509B

split-complementary

#9B238C #509B23 #239B6E

monochromatic

#370C32 #69185F #9B238C #CD2EB9 #DB5ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#9B238C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#9B238C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B238C

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B238C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B238C	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F4E8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5F89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A22F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b238c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.191 333.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6cae',
    500: '#9b238c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b238c;
$custom-light: #bc6cae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b238c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.5,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49048,
    "c": 0.1907,
    "h": 333.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B238C

secondary

#5ABF67

accent

#E65642

background

#FCF6FA

surface

#F8ECF4

border

#D1C7CE

text

#120810

muted

#817A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B238C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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